Bug#424905: Uploading MAME to Debian
Hello Jordi
Some update about the status of the package.
11. Comment out Mame rom downloading or move it in a separate package
I think this is release critical. My opinion is:
- move this stuff to mame-roms-free (if free means libre; if the licences
are “free beer”, then I'd go for mame-roms-nonfree or just mame-roms)
- get rid of debconf entirely, if you install the mame roms package, you
will not get any kind of questions whether the files should be
downloaded or not. The postinst will always try to do it. The package
description will warn about this. (flashplugin-nonfree is an example of
a package that does this).
- add a Suggests: mame-roms-free to the mame package.
I think this is the easiest and cleanest way of doing it.
We should think if mame-roms-* should be in a separate source package, or
inside mame's. The latter would make the mame-roms get installed every
time there's a new mame version, while it's highly improbable the free
roms will ever change again. I think it should be a separate source
package, but that's up to you.
I moved this a a different source package, which is not yet finished
yet, but the mame pacakge itself is now fine. I have a look at how
fedora packages mame, and they have also a separate rom package,
containing one *single* rom.
12. dpkg-shlibdeps sends warning
This isn't critical at all. Using --as-needed is generally a good idea,
unless it breaks things. I don't think it would break anything, but in any
case, we can go ahead without this "fix" and add it in the future, if
wanted. It's probably a trivial fix anyway.
ok
9. Review what is needed to be sent upstream ( and send it )
This isn't release critical either. Of course, we should be doing it ASAP,
but it doesn't block the upload in any way.
I sent our mame pages to the sdlmame forums here
http://forums.bannister.org/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=66395#Post66395
I'm more than happy to sponsor the first upload!
There is still room for improvement, but the package is quite usable
now, so feel free to go ahead :) !
Manu
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